Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie

Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne (the seat) and Saint-Michel-des-Andaines.^[2]

Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie
Commune
The lake and casino in Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
Location of Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie
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Coordinates: 48°33′11″N 0°25′19″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie
Area 1	15.70 km2 (6.06 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	2,704
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61483 /61140, 61600
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, L'Être au Gras, Saint-Michel-des-Andaines, Javains and Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie.^[3]

It is 1,570 hectares (6.1 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 205 metres (673 ft).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.^[4]

The Vee river, is the major watercourse running through this area.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,754	—
1975	1,714	−0.33%
1982	1,993	+2.18%
1990	2,279	+1.69%
1999	2,499	+1.03%
2007	2,859	+1.70%
2012	2,724	−0.96%
2017	2,693	−0.23%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

1. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
2. Arrêté préfectoral 18 November 2015 (in French)
3. "Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie · France". Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie · France.
4. "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE